UNITED FORCE “MINIMAL,” OFFICIALS SAY

The Chicago Department of Aviation is defending the officers in the infamous United Airlines video, saying they used “minimal but necessary force” when they dragged a passenger off a flight.

A report from the department describes what the officers say happened this month on United Express Flight 3411. It says that the passenger, David Dao, was “aggressive” and “violently” swung his arms at officers, who then had to forcibly remove him from the plane.

Janus shareholders support merger. Janus Capital

Group Inc. announced Tuesday its shareholders approved a plan to merge with the Henderson Group. Shareholders at the latter company will vote on the all-stock deal Wednesday.

Uber has a plan for flying cars. Uber Technologies

Inc. on Tuesday detailed ambitious plans to take to the skies with flying cars, as the ride-hailing company is reeling from a series of controversies including a lawsuit that could impede its crucial self-driving vehicle initiative.

At a Dallas conference, Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden announced that Uber intends to test flying cars within three years near Dallas and Dubai.

Public can ride in driverless cars B

detroit» Fiat Chrysler and Google for the first time will offer rides to the public in the self-driving vehicles they are building under an expanding partnership. Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, said Tuesday it’s adding 500 Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans to its self-driving vehicle fleet. It will allow hundreds of people in the Phoenix area to take rides so it can get feedback on the experience.

Mac success for McDonald’s B »

new york McDonald’s says new Big Mac sizes helped give sales a bump but that it’s still working on attracting more customers. The results were better than Wall Street expected, and its stock hit an all-time high.

Home sales soar in March B

washington» U.S. sales of new homes shot up 5.8 percent in March, which was the fastest pace in 8 months, as more Americans are upgrading their houses in a positive sign for the broader economy.

J. Crew cuts jobs.

J.Crew, the preppy clothing retailer, said Tuesday that it will cut about 150 jobs to trim costs.